Thereās a few crazy parents who want them closed and a minority of teachers.
In fairness to teachers at secondary level, I can understand being a big miffed if we go to Level 5 and secondary schools for over 15s are left open. They will drive infections just as much.
We need to hold steady until the end of the week. Keep an eye on the Dublin figures for the next few days, if they continue to stabalise and drop then we need to let Level 3 work itās magic around the country.
The time of the year should help as well with the burst of communions & county finals finished, along with shorter & colder evenings should all help limit to amount of uncontrolled gatherings.
People will moderate behavior, it happened in March and it will happen again.
The screaming Marys here will call for the schools to close now.
Our cases numbers are show signs that they could be steady. Much and all as Iām against the restrictions as they are, if keeping them means keeping the schools open then we should hold firm.
A lot of what the media have blamed for the rise in cases (GAA fans, pubs, restaurants etc) are all gone now. The numbers should begin to fall considerably in the next two weeks
Real hint of Pot - Kettle off you calling anyone a screaming Maryā¦ 
I scream in the opposite direction
A good time to invade, dont pass up a good crisis. Get the army to the border.
Agree with them keeping the gyms open through it. We should do likewise if we go to level 4. Important for the overall health of the populace
Get out a go for a run. Gyms are for fannies.
He might get a bit wet.
A day thinning turnips would crown him.
Gyms were fairly grim places even back in the good old days.
In general I have been a little surprised that there hasnāt been any push (that I can see) from NPHET/HSE or the government towards encouraging people to exercise, given how obesity is a serious risk factor for COVID (and pretty much everything else). They should be encouraging people to get out and run, walk or hike or, for fannies like me, telling them to go to a gym where they can get fit without getting wet
Its a sad state of affairs when the govt has to tell people to go outside and exercise.
Itād be healthier, long term, than telling them to hide under the bed and meet no other human beings anywhere, ever
TBF no one has actually been told to hide under their bed. And if they were, theyād be bigger eejits to do so.
In the same vein, nobody should need to be told to get outside and get fresh air.
Itās screaming regardless
I didnāt know turnips came in a tin.